113th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

113. Infanterie-Division; German 113th Infantry Division
Active	10 December 1940 – 25 November 1943
Disbanded	25 November 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Battle of Stalingrad;

The 113th Infantry Division was an infantry division created on 10 December 1940 in Grafenwöhr. The division was annihilated in the Battle of Stalingrad and reformed on 21 March 1943 in occupied France. The remains of the division were transferred to the Divisions-Gruppe 113 of the 337th Infantry Division after the battle at Newel in November 1943.

Commanding officers

Generalleutnant Ernst Güntzel, 10 December 1940 - 4 June 1941
Generalleutnant Friedrich Zickwolff, 4 June 1941 - 10 May 1942
Generalleutnant Hans-Heinrich Sixt von Armin, 10 May 1942 - 20 January 1943
Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm Prüter, 15 March 1943 - 25 November 1943

References

Wendel, Marcus (2004). "113. Infanterie-Division".
"113. Infanterie-Division". German language article at www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de. Retrieved 17 August 2010.

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